{
  "report": {
    "slug": "indiefounder-state-of-independent-builders-2026",
    "title": "The State of Independent Builders 2026",
    "publishedAt": "2026-10-05T16:19:03.700468+00:00",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T16:21:08.707209+00:00",
    "sampleSize": 135
  },
  "methodology": "We analyzed 135 published IndieFounder articles available on October 5, 2026. Articles were grouped by category and recurring tags; the dataset is the publication corpus rather than a representative population sample.",
  "data": {
    "top_tags": [
      [
        "AI agents",
        27
      ],
      [
        "AI Agents",
        26
      ],
      [
        "Developer Tools",
        22
      ],
      [
        "indie founders",
        19
      ],
      [
        "SaaS",
        15
      ],
      [
        "Indie Hackers",
        14
      ],
      [
        "Micro-SaaS",
        14
      ],
      [
        "Startups",
        13
      ],
      [
        "Bootstrapping",
        10
      ],
      [
        "Solo Founders",
        8
      ]
    ],
    "categories": [
      [
        "AI",
        44
      ],
      [
        "Startups",
        24
      ],
      [
        "Security",
        12
      ],
      [
        "Growth & Marketing",
        12
      ],
      [
        "Product & SaaS",
        10
      ],
      [
        "Founder Stories",
        5
      ],
      [
        "Productivity",
        5
      ],
      [
        "Design & UX",
        4
      ],
      [
        "Funding",
        4
      ],
      [
        "Community",
        3
      ]
    ],
    "dataset_date": "2026-10-05",
    "published_articles": 135
  }
}